This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 816 Volume : A Big Deal!
When the state machinery started to function, everything began to go smoothly.

That night, Chen Dingan finished the first draft of the Ming Daily.

At this moment, Chen Dingan was also a little excited.

From the moment he took on this job, he knew what it meant.

This is definitely a job that will make him famous in history.

But he didn't dare to imagine what the so-called Ming Daily would be like in the future.

After the draft was finalized, Chen Dingan immediately said to the person next to him: "Chen Yu, let the workshop print it out now.

Before tomorrow, I want to see the first issue of the Ming Daily."

Newspaper. This name was not given by Li Chengqian. He didn't care what it was called.

However, when Chen Dingan knew Li Chengqian's intention, he gave this thing this name.

As for Chen Yu, he is naturally a member of the Chen family. Strictly speaking, Chen Yu is his nephew.

This kind of thing is normal in the officialdom. When one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit. This is the truth.

Moreover, the Ming Daily should be the job of civil servants, so there is nothing wrong with him doing this.

"Uncle." After Chen Yu took over the first draft from Chen Ding'an, he carefully checked it and said, "Should we add a..."

As he spoke, he pointed to the title page of the first draft and continued, "Who is the chief editor?

I'm not trying to take credit for my uncle, but at least the people who see it can tell at a glance who the masterpiece is, right?
In other words, someone needs to endorse it.

This way, it will be more convincing, right? "

After saying that, Chen Yu waited cautiously for Chen Dingan's reaction.

Although he was his own uncle, he was still cautious.

You have to know that once upon a time, the Taoyuan Chen family was just a small local family. In the entire Taoyuan Chen family, the only one who could be proud of was him, the former Taoyuan County Master.

If Chen Dingan caught Li Chengqian's big ship, their Taoyuan Chen family would now be just a small family hiding in Taoyuan.

Maybe their lives were more comfortable than those of ordinary people, but they definitely could not reach the level they are today.

As a person, no matter how old you are, as long as you are strong enough, others will respect you, even your relatives!

Of course, Chen Dingan also understood what his nephew meant.

Although he was the one who drafted the first draft, except for the one on Kushinagar, the other drafts were the masterpieces of other people in the Ming Daily.

Among them is Chen Yu’s masterpiece.

It’s just that their manuscripts aren’t as sensational as his?
Even though he finished the first draft almost overnight, to be honest, he had been preparing for it since he took over the Ming Daily.

The reason why the first edition of the Ming Daily was delayed until today was that it was waiting for an explosive news that would cause a sensation. Obviously, the massacre in Kushinagar gave it this opportunity.

"In that case, then let's do as you say." Chen Ding'an said without any hesitation, "No matter which article it is, whoever wrote it should sign it.

Since we are talking about authenticity, why not add a time under the words "Da Ming Daily" to make it more convincing. "

Before, he really neglected this point because he was in a hurry. Now that his nephew brought it up, he certainly didn't mind completing it.

To him, these are actually small things.

He was well aware that the Ming Daily still had a long way to go, but he didn't mind gradually improving it in the process.

You can't eat a fat man in one bite. How could he not understand this truth?

At this moment, what he most wanted to do was to fire the first shot for the Ming Daily.

That's why he's been dragging it out for so long.

"I'll arrange it right away." Chen Yu's face immediately showed some joy when he saw his uncle agreed.

He has been in Ming Dynasty for some time, but compared with his cousin, he is doing much worse.

If his uncle had not taken the job at the Daming Daily, he would still be wasting his time in school.

How could a man like him be willing to accept this?

Knowing what his nephew was thinking, Chen Dingan waved his hand and said no more.

He was very willing to support his nephew's ambitions.

As soon as Chen Yu left Chen Dingan's office, his face suddenly became excited.

Even though it is just the right of authorship, so many people have written articles, even if it is just in an inconspicuous place, for them, it is an opportunity.

He had fought for the right to be named, and his colleagues at Ming Daily would definitely do him a favor, and that was his purpose.

As long as he accepts his favor, he will have taken the first step in officialdom.

That's how you accumulate your network of contacts.

Even though he was Chen Dingan's nephew, he was still more or less dissatisfied with his uncle.

In his words, if his uncle really wanted to help him, why would he waste so many years in school?

His cousins ​​are all well-educated, but he is still just a teacher. How can he feel balanced?

Everyone has pursuits, and he is no exception.

If the Taoyuan Chen family was still the Taoyuan Chen family, it would be fine for him, but the current Taoyuan Chen family is no exaggeration to say that it is the top noble family in the Ming Dynasty, so his ambitions have become much greater.

After returning to his office, Chen Yu immediately started working.

When the Ming Daily was first established, working day and night had already become the norm.

Whether it is Chen Dingan, Chen Yu or other people from Da Ming Daily, they all attach great importance to the future of Da Ming Daily.

Likewise, this is their future.

"Editor, do you have any arrangements?" Even at this hour, the lights in Daming Daily were still bright.

Chen Yu heard this and smiled, "The first draft has been prepared. You can take it now and ask them to start typeset. The editor will see it in the morning."

"Then I'll arrange it right away." Upon hearing this, the man took the draft and hurried out. Daming Daily has its own printing workshop. Relatively speaking, although Daming Daily is newly built, its overall facilities are still very complete.

As for Chen Yu, he was not in a hurry to tell others what he had done.

After spending so many years in school, how could he not understand this truth?

When you help others, don’t tell them about it yourself, but let them discover it themselves.

……

The next morning, Chen Yu hurried to Chen Ding'an's office with the first edition of the newspaper that had just been printed.

When Chen Dingan saw the newspaper, he nodded with satisfaction.

He believed that as long as the newspaper started to be published, his name, Chen Dingan, would become a topic of conversation for countless people.

"Send someone now to inform the two ministers and several chancellors that I want to discuss with them the publication of the Daming Daily." As early as yesterday, he had actually talked about this with Pushiluo and Qibi Heli.

However, as far as how to distribute the film is concerned, they have never been exposed to this before, and to be honest, they don't really understand it.

They talked about it yesterday, and today everyone discussed it together.

Chen Dingan sent someone to inform them at this moment, which was just the most basic courtesy.

"Then I'll arrange it right away." After Chen Yu said that, he turned around and left.

Soon, Pushiluo, Qibi Heli, Li Qinjian, Wang Xuance, Yiyuan Feng, Yiyuan Xi and others all arrived.

While waiting for the others, everyone chatted casually. Of course, the three of Khitan Shaman talked the most.

Everyone was surprised and incredulous about what these three people had done recently.

Especially when talking about Zhao Yan, after all, Zhao Yan does not need to do so. With Zhao Yan's qualifications in the Ming Dynasty, as long as he proceeds steadily, even if he does not make any achievements in the future, he will definitely be rewarded when Li Chengqian ascends the throne in the future.

But even so, Zhao Yan still did it.

Some people are puzzled, while others admire it.

After everyone arrived, Chen Dingan stood up, bowed to everyone, and said, "I am sorry to bother you so early in the morning. Your humble servant..."

"Editor Chen, there's no need for pleasantries since we're all alone here, but has the first draft been finalized?" Pusino knew what was going on and didn't want to say any more words.

Moreover, he also wanted to see whether what the Ming Daily produced could satisfy people.

When Chen Ding'an heard this, he knew exactly what he meant. He immediately raised his hand and Chen Yu, who had been waiting on the side, quickly asked someone to bring in a stack of newspapers.

In just a moment, a copy of the newspaper fell into everyone's hands.

When everyone got the newspaper for the first time, they looked at it carefully.

Many people even nodded, obviously quite satisfied with this Ming Dynasty newspaper.

"No, Editor Chen, is the private affair between this official and the Pushe family worthy of such an article?" Yi Yuanxi was stunned when he saw the engagement between his daughter and Pushe's son in the corner of the newspaper.

But when he saw the signature, he remained silent, because the person who wrote this article was none other than his disappointing little son.

Upon hearing this, Pushiro was a little surprised. He carefully looked through the newspaper and found what Ihara Xi said, but he didn't say much.

After all, the marriage between the two children was the result of the two children falling in love with each other, and he had no objection.

"I am ashamed to say this." Chen Ding'an smiled apologetically, "It is mainly because the establishment of the Daming Daily was too hasty. I am not afraid of being laughed at by you. If it were not for the news from Kushinagar, I would not know what to report on the first page of the Daming Daily."

He wasn't just saying this in perfunctory terms; it was actually true.

Although he saw the potential of the Ming Daily, he also lacked the corresponding experience, so he was now crossing the river by feeling the stones.

"That's fine." Pusino smiled when he heard that. "There's nothing that can't be told to others. This matter, I and Minister Ihara have no intention of hiding it from anyone. It's just right that I can take this opportunity to inform everyone. When my son gets married, I won't have to inform everyone again."

He really thought so. Besides, there was no need to hide such things from anyone.

"That's not the problem now." Seeing that no one was talking, Qibi Heli said, "The problem now is how to distribute the Ming Daily to the Tang Dynasty.

If it is only issued in the Ming Dynasty, it would be a disappointment to General Zhao Yan and his friends."

He did not mention the Khitans, but everyone understood what he meant.

"Indeed, everything else is fine, but the market for the Daming Daily is indeed in the Tang Dynasty. However, Taohe County has now blocked the Tang-Ming border. It will probably take some effort to transport the Daming Daily into Taohe County." Upon hearing this, Yi Yuanfeng hurriedly said.

But he also said that it would take some effort, but it is not impossible.

Ever since the Tang-Ming border was blocked, many businessmen have been engaging in smuggling on a large scale across the border between the two countries. The so-called border blockade is nothing more than forcing people to find more ways out of desperation.

"We certainly can't use smuggling channels." Chen Ding'an said immediately after hearing this, "If this gets out, or if we're caught by the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty can't afford to lose face."

Smuggling is profitable, but it also carries huge risks.

If it were really merchants, it would be fine, at most they would just lose some money and property, but they represent the face of the Ming Dynasty.

"I do know a way." At this moment, Li Qinjian, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "When we were hiding in Sun Moon Mountain to avoid Murong Shun's pursuit, didn't Your Highness return to Taoyuan once?
I remember that Your Highness took the water route at that time. In the end, didn’t Minister Changsun and his men also come to Sun and Moon Mountain via that water route?
Moreover, Your Highness has a manor in Taoyuan. Although I don’t know what the manor is used for now, no matter who is in Taoyuan, no one dares to touch Your Highness’ manor.

When the time comes, we can send it here, and then from that manor to other places in the Tang Dynasty. I think it won’t be a big deal.”

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Pusino nodded, but then he said, "As long as it can be transported to Tao River, it will be easy. At that time, let Changming Logistics use their fleets all over the world to bring those newspapers to the entire Tang Dynasty.

Then use Changming Restaurant and other industries of Daming to distribute these newspapers..."

"But this is not a long-term solution." Li Qinjian said, "If we do this for a long time, Taohe County will definitely guess something. I suggest that Daming Daily can follow the example of Changming Logistics and set up some outlets in various places. Once we have the draft here, we can just send fast horses to deliver the draft to various places, and each place will be able to print it out by itself."

"In this way, the investment will be huge." After Wang Xuance finished speaking, he looked at Li Qinjian. After all, Li Qinjian was the Minister of Finance of the Ming Dynasty. As long as money was spent, it would be a pressure for him.

However, Li Qinjian smiled when he heard this and said, "My Ministry of Revenue is willing to spend money on this, but there is one thing. Do you need my Ministry of Revenue to send someone to run the business?"

Others only saw this as a way to spend money, but for Li Qinjian, it was like seeing a chicken that lays eggs.

As a man born into a merchant family, how could he not see the horrific interests involved?
With such an opportunity, how could he turn a blind eye to it?

Chen Dingan frowned when he heard this and said, "This is inappropriate. The Ming Daily and other government offices are not..."

"Editor Chen has misunderstood." Li Qinjian laughed when he heard what he said, "My Ministry of Revenue only wants the operating rights of the newspaper. As for how the Ming Daily does things, my Ministry of Revenue naturally dare not ask."

　I'll get on the train today and get off on Tuesday. I'll try to update as often as possible.

　　(End of this chapter)